to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
failure; mistake; blunder
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
nothing but; none other than
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to make sense; to be meaningful
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
two (long cylindrical things)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to pick up; to find; to gather
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
large number (of); many; majority
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
killing and wounding; bloodshed
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
softly; mildly; gently; politely
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble